Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-30


had visited neighboring farm. and while
returning home riding upon q load Of oats
the wheels OF the wagon suddenly dropped
into rut IN the road, throwing Mr..
Manning to the ground. where he lay until
found by q neighbor, with his neck COM
pietely broker.
At Mankato, at the meeting of the
board of directors of the Southern Mime
sofa Live Stock and Fair Association
tuesday evening, the following officers were
elected President, G. M. Green; first vice
president DR.. G. f. Warner; second vice
president, ~. Atcherson; treasurer, M T.
Fall; secretary, e. E. Wise. 1t was re-
solved to hold their annual fair in Sep
tember next
At Denmark, Mimi, near Hastings,
lad named VIM. Schellen, met with a
fatal accident. His father left a loaded
shotgun, which had been heated in the fire
to loosen the charge. upon the porch. The
DOy looked into the barrel, when the gun
was discharged, shooting him through the
head He died in an hour
Bishop and Mrs. Whipple returned to
Faribault from the South, on the 2lst The
Bishop was met at the station by the Shat
tuck cadets with their full band and es-
corted to his residence After the battalion
had given dress parade the Bishop made
an address.
st. Cloud Special: j. Murphy, a
travelling man for the New York Safe com
pany, fell from the foundation wall in the
new West house on the rocks and timber
twelve feet oelow. He received probably
fatal injuries. 1t was dark and no guards
were placed around the walls.
IA large iron bridge across the Wap-
sipinicon River at Anamosa, Iowa, fell a
distance of about twenty feet on the s5th,
with forty-tive head of steers on it belong,
ing to 81. M. Rowley of Anamosa, killing
ana mutllating a number Of them. The
bridge is wreck.
At Hutchinson, Mimi, on the 25th
SIX children, all under seven years. were
playing in Z. P. Harrington's barn and set
II on ire. They all escaped, but the barn
was totally destroyed, and came near burn
ing up the whole business portion of the
town.
At st. Cloud, Mimi, Monday morn
ing at the chamber of commerce meeting
the executive committee was instructed to
draft articles of Incorporation for 300
barrel flour mill. The capital stock is
placed at $4,000.
The largest sale of cattle ever made
in Gary took place on the 18th, Ryerson
Bros. of Spencer, Iowa, purchased over
Ihree hundred bead, paying a little over
across the country
John Weston, of Elm Creek, Martin
county, had his barn burned together with
50Obushels of grain, 26 head of cattle and
his farm machinery. The fire was caused
by lantern tipping over. There was no
Insurance.
The trial of F. j. Mead for the muir
der of Frank Farnsworth last September
was concluded at st. Paul April 81, the
taking four ballots, returned verdict of
not guilty.
The board of directors have fixed
upon Sept. 2023 as the date for the annual
fair of the Southern Minnesota Live Stock
and Fair association at Mankato. Arrange
| ments for the same will be commenced at
once.
At Amherst, Wis, defective Chin
ney fiue set fire to the Central Hotel on the
25th, which burned with the barn connected
thre!vith, also the Commercial Hotel and
restaurant of Mrs. T. Olson.
Mrs. Charles Korts, of ST. Joseph,
Stearns county, aged 50 years, and blind,
was burned to death on Saturday after
| noon, during the absence of her husband, by
the house catching fire.
| Two dwelling houses were DESTROYED
by fire at Fergus Falls, Mimi, Ayril %;
loss $1,000, insuranceS3, 0OO The loss to the
tenants upon their goods was total but the
value is unknown.
| AT Mankato, Mimi, on the 25th, the
brewery of Joseph Ibach was burned to the
ground with all its contents The origin OF
| the fire is unknown. The loss is $2,500, and
insured S1,5uO. ''o0' e'''s
On Tuesday John Quinn Of Clayton
township brought seven young wolves to
Austin, Mimi, and proved his claim to the
auditors state bounty
At Shakopee, Mimi, eleven persons
| have made application for liquor license
from May to July 1. Nine saloonkeepers
| discontinue business May /.
| At Mankato, Mimi, John Miller.
| aged %, was found dead Friday morning in
stone quarry, he having fallen in on his
way to his home.
At Madison, Wis, at least four hun.
dred children are said to be down with the
measles in that city. The public schools
have been closed
At Sioux Falls, Oak, on the after.
noon of April 26, 81. Gremmet's planning mill
| was burned. Loss $4,OaO, not insured.
Mrs James Doran, mother of Hon.
| NJ Doran, died on the 96th, at Lesueur
Mimi, aged S0years.
James McEllen, Port Huron, Mich.
writes: clad severe pains in side. At
ter taking Red Star Cough Cure the
pains ceased entirely Price twenty.
five cents. At Druggists.